WAEC Economics Past Questions & Answers - Page 250

1,246.

For two commodities A and B, MA and MB are the respective marginal utilities while PA and PB are the respective prices. Marginal utilities of the commodities are maximized when

A.

MA/PA = MB/PB

B.

MA/PA > MB/PB

C.

MA/PA < MB/PB

D.

PA/MA < PB/MB

E.

PA/MA > PB/MB

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,247.

Subsistence agriculture means

A.

Cultivation for external use

B.

Cultivation for local industries

C.

Farming for the urban dwellers

D.

Cultivation for household consumption

E.

Cultivation for foreign currency

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,248.

In the long-run, potential GNP is variable because.

I technological change takes place
II the quantity of labour and capital is not fixed
III. unemployment is not constant

A.

I only

B.

II only

C.

I and II only

D.

I and III only

E.

III only

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,249.

MUX = PX ( where X and Y = good X and Good Y; MU = Marginal Utility;P= Price)MUY = PY. The above represents the

 

A.

Marginal utility equation

B.

Equation for consumer dis-equilibrium

C.

Utility maximization equation

D.

Equation for total utility

E.

Equation for price elasticity

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,250.

When the death rate for old people and the infant mortality rate are high, with no migration, there will be in the population a higher number of

A.

Younger people in the population

B.

Children in the population

C.

Old people in the population

D.

Women in the population

E.

Men in the population

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.